Becker's Healthcare May 2, 2024
The person with the longest consecutive COVID-19 infection was a 72-year-old man in Amsterdam who was documented to have the infection for 612 days, Scientific American reported May 1.
The man was first admitted to Amsterdam University Medical Center in February 2022. He already had myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative overlap syndrome and lymphoma. He came to the hospital with an omicron strain of SARS-CoV-2 and presented with COVID-19 respiratory symptoms.
Previously, he had received three shots of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine, but his body contained no detectable antibodies. Researchers said it was likely the immune system-suppressing medications he took to treat his lymphoma and blood conditions stopped his body from creating antibodies.
Physicians prescribed multiple COVID-19 treatments, but the patient showed...
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